RIDOT in Fall 2017 will begin a highway renumbering program for its Interstate and other limited-access highways, starting with the entire I-295 corridor from Warwick to the Massachusetts border in Cumberland....

Accelerating the Comeback: Investing in Infrastructure

To stimulate growth that includes everyone, we need to attract businesses, build skills, and modernize our infrastructure. Rebuilding our roads and bridges will accelerate our economic comeback both because it will put people to work now, and because it will make Rhode Island a more attractive place for businesses to invest.

The Problem

Rhode Island ranks last in the nation, 50th out of 50 states, in overall bridge condition

About 22% of the 1,162 bridges in Rhode Island are structurally deficient

Rhode Island is one of the only states in the northeast that does not charge user fees to large commercial trucks

Trucks pay $182 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Trucks pay $114 to cross the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey to New York

Almost all vehicle-created road damage is from large commercial trucks